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Europe at Bio Work: Challenges and Prospects

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Are Europe's education systems anticipating the needs of the growing biotech sector?

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Hayward, S., Griffin, M. Europe at Bio Work: Challenges and Prospects. Nat Biotechnol 12, 669–670 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0794-667

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